Midcap stocks also saw some buying support with gainers from the space being JSW Energy rallying 12 per cent, after the stock was upgraded by a leading brokerage firm. However, MRF and Page Industries were among the losers in trade.

Meanwhile, markets across Asia ended the day marginally lower, while most of Europe was trading with losses. The German DAX, French CAC and the UK's FTSE saw cuts of around 0.50-0.75 per cent each.